"Hello again Kathleen. This part of the country can be as beautiful as it is harsh. I don't think farming was an easy task at all for the early settlers. I know I can't even plant a tulip bulb without hitting a rock where…"
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Kathleen Baxter left a comment for Troy Jordan"Now that is really wondrous! It is a beautiful, beautiful country, but how did people farm there? Was it not difficult? I think my great great grandfather Ezra Bradford must have thought he died and went to heaven when he got to…"
Troy Jordan left a comment for Kathleen Baxter"Yes, I'm a deep rooted Mainer, born and raised in Greenwood myself, and now living in the neighboring town of Woodstock. It makes tracing the tree a little easier when 75% of your ancestors never left New England. :)"
Kathleen Baxter left a comment for Troy Jordan"*I* am really not, except probably distantly, but my niece is on the other side of the family!!!! And this is very cool. But the guy who is responsible for Greenwood on the Maine site said a Jordan and a Bradford married, so we are…"
Sue Ann Schilling left a comment for Kathleen Baxter"What part of the Paddock family were you looking at? There are several groups, and make sure to watch for the spelling change. My family background has many people as Paddock, and the same people are Paddack. Just a heads up. I am searching into…"
Kathleen Baxter commented on Chris Dunham's photo
Ezra Bradford Gravestone
"Finding new cousins is one of my favorite things. I am stunned in ancestry.com, however, to note the number of people whose ancestors were immigrants born in New England before 1620. The mind truly boggles. I cannot believe how much more information…"
Kathleen Baxter commented on Chris Dunham's photoEzra Bradford Gravestone
"I have one more question and/or comment. My brother's daughter got into genealogy before I did, and was stunned to find that, on her mother's side, she also had ancestors who lived in Greeenwood, Oxford, Maine. They were Jordans. A direct…"
Kathleen Baxter commented on Chris Dunham's photoEzra Bradford Gravestone
"Chris, again, I am stunned. I apologize for this late reply, I was temporarily without a computer for a couple of days due to leaving my cord --long involved story--but am back. You HAVE to be the local expert there, you must be a champion…"
Kathleen Baxter commented on Chris Dunham's photoEzra Bradford Gravestone
"Chris, I thank you so much for letting me know, and I say you deserve extra stars in your crown for all of this you are giving us on the web! Good grief! How do you KNOW this stuff? This is fantastic information. I stumbled on the site this weekend,…"
Kathleen Baxter commented on Chris Dunham's photoEzra Bradford Gravestone
"Ezra and Polly were my four times great grandparents. I am so grateful for this photograph. Thank you so much.
My grandmother was Maud Bradford, daughter of Luther, son of Ezra, son of Luther, son of this Ezra. Not much creativity in the name…"
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- What Maine surnames are you researching?
- Bradford, Wentworth, Field or Fields, Redlon or Redlin, Paddock, Merrill, Lewis, Bisbee, Edgecomb, Faunce
- What locations in Maine are you researching?
- Greenwood, Oxford, Maine and others
- If you have a website, what is the URL?
- http://www.kathleenbaxter.com
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 7:47am on February 10, 2011, Troy Jordan said…
Hello again Kathleen. This part of the country can be as beautiful as it is harsh. I don't think farming was an easy task at all for the early settlers. I know I can't even plant a tulip bulb without hitting a rock where I live!
I often wonder during some of these bitterly cold winter nights how our ancestors survived at all without our current luxuries of insulation, central heating and corner markets.
- At 9:35am on February 3, 2011, Troy Jordan said…
- Yes, I'm a deep rooted Mainer, born and raised in Greenwood myself, and now living in the neighboring town of Woodstock. It makes tracing the tree a little easier when 75% of your ancestors never left New England. :)
- At 1:52pm on September 18, 2010, Sue Ann Schilling said…
- What part of the Paddock family were you looking at? There are several groups, and make sure to watch for the spelling change. My family background has many people as Paddock, and the same people are Paddack. Just a heads up. I am searching into them as well.
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